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TMLTurby
Inspiring
May 30, 2017
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"Manually-created" cross-references not working in PDF

  • May 30, 2017
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Hi all,

In instances where we wanted to have custom text act as a cross-reference link (i.e., not the destination's text, or a topic title, etc.), we created "gotolink" and "newlink" markers. The links work within Frame, but some are not working in the PDF output (some, however, are).

Any ideas?

Thanks

Using version 14.0.0361

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Correct answer TMLTurby

I just tried it, and it works for me. This is how I did it:

  1. Create a Hypertext marker with the command "Specify named destination" in the "target" paragraph.
    Content: newlink construction-heat

  2. Create a Hypertext marker in front of the "link text" with the content "gotolink construction-heat":

  3. Create a character style "hyperlink" and marked up both the link text and the marker with this character style. The important thing is, that the marker and the "link text" must have the same character style applied so that FM knows, they belong together.

When I create a PDF, it works as expected, and I can click anywhere on "construction heat" and it jumps to the paragraph where the named destination marker is.


Just to update:

We found inconsistencies between the "goto" and "new" links. The strange part is that these links still worked in Frame and were only broken in the PDF output. Which seems very strange.

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Stefan GentzCommunity Manager
Community Manager
May 30, 2017

Try to put a character format (can be an "invisble" one) on the marker and all text after it that you want to include as a "link". Does that solve it?

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TMLTurbyAuthor
Inspiring
June 1, 2017

Hi Stefan,

It didn't solve the problem.

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TMLTurbyAuthor
Inspiring
June 2, 2017

Ok, that really isn't an Fm x-ref, it's a navigational link.

  1. How are you bolding construction heat? Are you using a character tag?
  2. Where exactly is the marker in construction heat?

"construction heat" has a character tag applied.

I highlighted both words and added the maker, which FM placed before the letter "c".

For the "newlink" side of things, the marker was just placed at the beginning of the title.

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